Bill Bowes
William Eric Bowes
Born: 25 July 1908, Elland, Yorkshire
Died: 4 September 1987, Otley, Yorkshire
Major Teams: Yorkshire, England.
Known As: Bill Bowes
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium, Right Arm Fast Medium
Test Debut: England v India at Lord's, Only Test, 1932
Last Test: England v India at Lord's, 1st Test, 1946
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1932
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 15 11 5 28 10* 4.66 0 0 2 0
Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 3655 131 1519 68 22.33 6-33 6 0 53.7 2.49
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1929 - 1947)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 372 326 148 1528 43* 8.58 0 0 138 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 74124 27470 1639 16.76 9-121 116 27 45.2 2.22
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
Of academic appearance- tall, bespectacled, and with an
abstracted air, Bill Bowes was an extremely effective opening
bowler for Yorkshire and England. Whilst not of the highest
pace, he had the ability to move the ball both ways at speed,
had a nasty bouncer, and bowled few loose balls. David Frith
described his approach as "ungainly, almost shambling", but the
final delivery was powerful, with a pronounced flick of the
wrist. He was one of Jardine's quartet of fast bowlers in the
Bodyline tour (although he played but one Test and took only one
wicket, Bradman, first ball), and employed leg theory on
occasion in county games. His best years for England were after
the Bodyline series, and despite several years as a prisoner of
war during WW2, returned to play two more seasons after the war,
although his pace had dropped to medium. He took more first
class wickets than he scored runs, which indicates the quality
of his batting, and he had few pretensions as a fielder, but as
a fast bowler, he was highly effective. After retirement he
turned his hand to journalism, as a correspondent for Yorkshire
papers (Dave Liverman, 1998).
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